Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 450 The Executive Director Pressuring Him to Marry and the Forensic Doctor Desperate to Get Married

Binjiang District, Binwu Road.

A black Toyota Prado drove steadily on the wide road along the river.

"Executive, we'll be at the Provincial Police Academy in about ten minutes," a middle-aged man in a white police uniform said, turning around from the passenger seat.

Sitting behind the driver was an elderly policeman in a white uniform. He looked to be over fifty years old and had an ordinary appearance, but a black mole between his eyebrows gave him an air of quiet authority.

"Okay, then drive slower."

"Yes," the driver replied, turning the steering wheel. The car paused slightly before taking a longer route.

The executive officer's nose twitched slightly as he sniffed the faint smell of alcohol emanating from beside him. Displeased, he lectured a woman sitting next to him, "Xiaoli, you're almost thirty! Instead of thinking about finding a man and getting married, you're out drinking and partying every night. What's that term again? 'Leftover woman.' Yes, you're almost a leftover woman. Aren't you ashamed?"

The woman called Xiaoli was none other than Zhu Li, the head forensic doctor of the Zhengming District Criminal Investigation Bureau.

This wasn't the first time Julie had been pressured by her father to get married, and she was clearly a seasoned veteran. Unfazed by his scolding, she widened her beautiful eyes and said coquettishly, "Dad, I went out last night hoping to find you a rich husband. Unfortunately, all the men who came were just ordinary folks. We chatted for a few minutes and then it got boring. Sigh, it's not as fun as the cadavers in my lab, so I can only drown my sorrows in alcohol~"

After saying that, he even let out a long, mournful sigh.

The executive was amused by his daughter's vivid expression and could only shake his head and smile wryly: "You shouldn't have become a forensic doctor. Your aunts are all afraid to go out and arrange marriages because of you. Sigh, it's really worrying your mother. Xiaoli, have you thought about it? How about you change positions? You can ask for any position in the bureau that you like, or even come to the department."

"No, the only fun part of the police force is the criminal investigation department. The other departments are all very serious and boring."

When her father brought up the matter of transferring her to a different job again, Julie felt a little unhappy. She pretended to be nonchalant, but secretly breathed on her breath, which smelled of alcohol, to tease her father, who didn't like smoking or drinking.

The executive, who never drinks, was troubled by his daughter's mischievousness, so he thought for a moment and rolled down the car window.

"Dad, the air conditioning is on in the car, why are you opening the window?" Knowing that her father doesn't drink alcohol, Julie teased him with a smile.

It's extremely rare for a high-ranking official to never drink alcohol, a practice not only within the public security system but also throughout the entire organization. Of course, it's also possible that he only abstains from alcohol in front of his peers or subordinates.

"It's okay, just freshening up the air. I can't stand the smell of all these single people in this car."

The executive kept urging his daughter to get married, which shows he was extremely worried about her marriage and anxious to the extreme.

Fortunately, the driver was quite professional and didn't laugh out loud. Old Ma, sitting in the passenger seat, was a little less professional; besides making a slight noise as he put his hand to his forehead, he also burst into a pig-like laugh.

“Uncle Ma!” Julie first rolled her eyes at Old Ma, who was also wearing a white shirt and sitting in the passenger seat, then turned to her father and said in a coquettish tone, “Dad, don’t think I don’t know why you brought me to the police academy today. Let me tell you beforehand, I have great respect for teachers who educate and nurture students, but that doesn’t mean I want to spend my life with these kinds of people. You don’t know, they’re used to teaching students, and they’re all preachers at heart.”

Before Julie could finish speaking, the executive director interrupted her: "I know you don't like the teachers' old-fashioned ways. But the police academy is different; many of the teachers there are elite officers who came from the grassroots police force."

"They've got criminal investigation, special police, and economic crime investigation personnel. You're already looking down on them before you've even met them. You're a single woman, and your standards are so high? Your mother and I are worried sick, and you still act so nonchalant. Tell me, what right do you have to be so picky?"

Listening to her father's nagging, Julie felt genuinely speechless and somewhat bored. Life is too short; how could she not find an interesting person to spend her life with?

Julie nodded slightly, pretending to listen attentively, but her eyes were already darting out the window, missing the laboratory at her workplace, that space that belonged only to her.

I wonder if any new professors have visited the lab during her stay in the provincial capital.

I wonder what that "hero" has been up to lately.
Hey, the old "Sanlang" sounded better.
"Xiaoli, could you find a boyfriend before the New Year? People will laugh at your mother and me during the Spring Festival. We won't know where to put our faces then." The executive director said in a somewhat humble tone.

"I've been looking for it, but I haven't found the right one yet."

"Why don't you lower your standards a bit? As long as he's honest, not good-looking is fine, as long as he has food to eat, that's enough. Don't be picky about life. Let me tell you, apart from him being a man, your mother and I have no other requirements for our son-in-law! Don't set your expectations too high either!" the executive patiently advised.

"I don't ask for much. I just want to find someone who truly treats me well. Am I supposed to just find someone random before the New Year, and then file for divorce after the New Year?"

The executive director perked up immediately: "You can get a divorce, but you have to settle down first. Is never being married the same as being married and then divorced? Divorce is better than never being married at all!!!"

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As the car approached the police academy, Julie couldn't take her father's constant nagging about getting married any longer. She made up an excuse that she wasn't wearing her police uniform and it was inconvenient to ride in the police car, and fled from the car.

Watching his daughter's departing figure, the executive officer casually asked, "That guy from the branch office who was pursuing Xiaoli, what was his name again? What's he doing now?"

“Executive Director, that man’s name is Xu Chaofan.” Old Ma, sitting in the passenger seat, paused for a moment and continued, “Last year, I secretly went through four rounds of backroom to promote him to deputy director, but unfortunately he still didn’t achieve anything. He’s probably not a very capable person.”

"Well, as long as he's good to Xiaoli, that's fine. Abilities can be cultivated later. It's just that this person is a bit too old. Hmm, I'll think about it some more." The executive nodded, affirming Lao Ma's proper handling of the matter. There was no need for the older generation to show their faces so early on, since the matter was still far from being settled.

After a moment's thought, he asked again, "Xiaoli used to talk to me a lot about a person named Chen Shu last year. I was busy at the time and forgot to mention him to you. Could you look him up for me later?"

"Okay, Executive. Which unit does this Secretary Chen work for?"

I can't remember my conversation with my daughter about Chen Shu anymore because it was so long ago, but I saw his short videos on Douyin when I was on a business trip to Dongzhou a few days ago.

The executive stroked his chin and recalled, "He has a good reputation among the people of Dongzhou. He seems to have risked his life to save people many times before, so he's nicknamed 'Desperate Saburo.' Last week, he jumped from a building in a fire to save a child. Um, the people gave him a painting, something about a hero of Dongzhou. Wait a minute."

Thinking it over, the executive rummaged in his pocket for his phone, a little annoyed: "This kid isn't bad-looking either, and he's the same age as Xiaoli. Now that I think about it, Xiaoli must have had feelings for him last year, otherwise she wouldn't have mentioned other boys to me. Sigh, what a waste of a year. By the way, Lao Ma, you don't need to investigate this kid secretly anymore. Someone whose character is praised by everyone must be pretty good, so we don't need to hide anything."

"Okay, go to Dongzhou next week and check on this kid for me. If everything's alright, bring him to the living room. Hehe, if he comes, I don't believe that little rascal Julie won't come running over! A girl like her, spending all her time in the office fiddling with corpses, what kind of state is that! What guy would want her? She's so high and mighty. If I hadn't put in so much effort, she'd be a spinster for life! Ugh, her mother and I are really heartbroken."

Hearing his old superior's sighs and complaints, Old Ma dared not laugh and nodded solemnly in agreement.

This is when you become a professional.

(End of this chapter)